Steven Jacobus Baalde (1737 - 1788) and Johannes Baalde (1743 - 1801)

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

Firma S.J. Baalde were the printers chosen by Pieter Cramer to print the engravings of Gerrit Wartenaar, and colour these illustrations, in Cramer's multi-volume book De uitlandsche kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen

After Cramer died in 1776, Casper Stoll undertook the work of finishing the publication of Cramer's book, still using Wartenaar for the engravings, and Firma S.J. Balde for printing and coloring.

For the multi-volume book: every page of printed engravings was painted by hand using watercolor paints by the staff of Firma S.J. Baalde to match accurately the original paintings by Cramer and Stoll.

Copies of illustrations printed and painted by Firma S.J. Baalde in this website -

Asota heliconia	Utetheisa lotrix	Argina astrea	Eudocima cocalus
Ischyja manlia	Speiredonia obscura	Earias vittella	Leuciris fimbriaria
Trigonodes cephise	Ophiusa tirhaca	Pingasa chlora	Brithys crini
Hasora celaenus	Badamia exclamationis	Tagiades japetus	Parasa lepida
Jamides bochus	Lymantria lunata	Agrotis ipsilon	Lexias aeropa
Vindula arsinoe	Danaus genutia	Danaus petilia	Hypolimnas misippus
Pantoporia venilia	Eumelea rosalia	Graphium aristeus	Appias ada
Vitessa zemire	Acosmeryx anceus	Hippotion brennus	Nephele hespera
Psilogramma menephron	Amplypterus panopus	Nausinoe pueritia	Cyphura geminia

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(written 28 August 2026, updated 2 September 2026)